Sporting KC will host free World Cup watch parties. Here’s how to get tickets
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- Sporting KC will host free World Cup watch parties and fan experiences at Sporting Park.
- General-admission capacity for Soccer Capital Summer events is 8,000 fans.
- GA ticket reservations open April 20 (group stage/Rounds of 32/16); semifinals May 18.
World Cup fever will be all over the Kansas City metro this summer, especially with the local professional soccer teams.
To celebrate the international tournament, Sporting Kansas City will be hosting fans at its home stadium, Sporting Park, for free watch parties, concerts and diverse fan experiences throughout the tournament’s duration.
The events are part of Sporting’s “Soccer Capital Summer” series, a series of events across the Kansas City region that will lead up to a celebratory watch party at Sporting Park for the World Cup final on July 19.
The parties will have live viewings for more than 20 World Cup matches spread across 10 different days. The watch parties begin with group-stage quadruple-headers on June 17, June 18 and June 22 — with the opportunity to cheer on global superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland — before ramping up with nine knockout-round matches headlined by both semifinals and the highly anticipated final.
Yes, the events at Sporting Park will be free. The World Cup Fan Fest, held at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, is also free to the public.
“Soccer Capital Summer” events will have a general-admission capacity of 8,000 fans; 2,000 more fans will be allowed in premium spaces. SKC season-ticket holders will receive discounts on parking, food, beverages and retail items throughout the events.
The events will be hosted at the stadium’s newly renovated Sporting Plaza, with general-admission seating also available in sections 101-113 of the stadium bowl; ticket packages offering access to the premium tower will also be available.
The 90,000-square-foot Sporting Plaza has been undergoing a more than $10 million upgrade, which will include a 47-foot state-of-the-art video screen above a new entertainment stage when the project is completed in May.
GA tickets can be reserved starting April 20 for group-stage matches, the Round of 32 and the Round of 16. GA tickets for the semifinals, third-place match and final can be reserved beginning May 18.
Advance GA parking can be bought on SeatGeek. The price is $15 for season-ticket members and $20 for the general public; day of parking will be $25.
Limited premium ticket packages will also be available beginning April 20 with preferred parking at Nebraska Furniture Mart, VIP viewing and hospitality upgrades in the several Sporting premium clubs.
Here is the full slate of games that will be shown at Sporting Park...
Sporting KC World Cup watch party dates
All times Central.
Wednesday, June 17
- Portugal vs. DR Congo (12 p.m.)
- England vs. Croatia (3 p.m.)
- Ghana vs. Panama (6 p.m.)
- Colombia vs. Uzbekistan (9 p.m.)
Thursday, June 18
- Czechia vs. South Africa (11 a.m.)
- Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 p.m.)
- Canada vs. Qatar (5 p.m.)
- Mexico vs. South Korea (8 p.m.)
Monday, June 22
- Argentina vs. Austria (12 p.m.)
- France vs. Iraq (4 p.m.)
- Norway vs. Senegal (7 p.m.)
- Algeria vs. Jordan (10 p.m.)
Sunday, June 28
- Round of 32 match (2 p.m.)
Monday, July 6
- Round of 16 match (2 p.m.)
- Round of 16 match (7 p.m.)
Tuesday, July 7
- Round of 16 match (11 a.m.)
- Round of 16 match (3 p.m.)
Tuesday, July 14
- Semifinal match (2 p.m.)
Wednesday, July 15
- Semifinal match (2 p.m.)
Saturday, July 18
- Bronze Final (4 p.m.)
Sunday, July 19
- World Cup Final (2 p.m.)
Sporting KC and Sporting Park are also host sites with four World Cup teams holding their base camps in the greater KC area. National teams playing in KC will also have training sessions at Sporting Park.
Defending World Cup champion Argentina will set up its camp at Sporting KC’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center; England will train at Swope Soccer Village.
The Netherlands will train in Riverside at the KC Current’s facility and Algeria will make its camp at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence
World Cup schedule in KC
Six games will be played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City:
- June 16: Argentina-Algeria
- June 20: Ecuador-Curacao
- June 25: Netherlands-Tunisia
- June 27: Austria-Algeria
- July 3: Round of 32
- July 11: Quarterfinal
